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scholasticMain Entry: 1scho·las·tic Pronunciation: \skə-ˈlas-tik\ Function: adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin scholasticus of the schoolmen, from Latin, of a school, from Greek scholastikos, from scholazein to keep a school, from scholē school Date: 1596 1 a often capitalized : of or relating to Scholasticism <scholastic theology> <scholastic philosophy> b : suggestive or characteristic of a scholastic especially in subtlety or aridity : pedantic <dull scholastic reports> — scho·las·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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